Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Mexico instead of Hong Kong, you would:

Health

live 10.1 years less

In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024. In Mexico, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 75.6% less money

Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $13,889 as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.2 times more children

In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mexico, there are 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 4.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Mexico, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 13.2% less likely to have internet access

In Hong Kong, approximately 95.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Mexico, about 83.1% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 12.7 times more coastline

Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.

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Safety

be 65.4 times more likely to be murdered

Hong Kong has a homicide rate of 0.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Mexico, that number is 24.9 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 46.0% less home broadband

Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Mexico has 21.7 as of 2024.

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use 58.2% less electricity

Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Mexico uses 2,658 kWh as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 20.9% less CO2

Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mexico emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Mexico: At a glance

Mexico is a sovereign country in North America, with a total land area of approximately 1,943,945 sq km. The site of several advanced Amerindian civilizations - including the Olmec, Toltec, Teotihuacan, Zapotec, Maya, and Aztec - Mexico was conquered and colonized by Spain in the early 16th century. Administered as the Viceroyalty of New Spain for three centuries, it achieved its independence early in the 19th century. The global financial crisis beginning in late 2008 caused a massive economic downturn the following year, although growth returned quickly in 2010. Ongoing economic and social concerns include low real wages, underemployment for a large segment of the population, inequitable income distribution, and few advancement opportunities for the largely indigenous population in the impoverished southern states. The elections held in 2000 marked the first time since the 1910 Mexican Revolution that an opposition candidate - Vicente FOX of the National Action Party (PAN) - defeated the party in government, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He was succeeded in 2006 by another PAN candidate Felipe CALDERON, but Enrique PENA NIETO regained the presidency for the PRI in 2012. Since 2007, Mexico's powerful drug-trafficking organizations have engaged in bloody feuding, resulting in tens of thousands of drug-related homicides.
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